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It was a surprise ceremony at the White House presided over by President Donald Trump to unveil a $100 billion investment from what he called the world’s most powerful company, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).

But nearly 8,000 miles away, the mood was far from celebratory. Instead, the shock announcement last week has reignited fears in Taiwan about losing its crown jewel, its world-beating semiconductor industry, to the US due to political pressure.

The island democracy’s former President Ma Ying-jeou wasted no time in accusing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of “selling TSMC” to Trump as a “protection fee.”

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[–] [email protected] 92 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The most openly blatantly venal attempt at an administration in the last 60 years at least... If not in the history of the US.

It is literally Mob (read: Mafia) Rule.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago

Just had a Black Sabbath flashback, Mob Rules. Must have been something in the acid.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 23 hours ago

“Though the $100 billion investment seems massive, the lack of details provides the flexibility for spending based on future conditions, softening the impact on profitability,” Kuo wrote.

Lol what?

Yeah we'll invest $100 billion if you'll shut up.

Invest in what?

I don't know. Stuff I guess?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

But will 100 billion actually be spent and if so will it be spent to anything cutting edge by completion

[–] [email protected] 7 points 20 hours ago

It will be something. Just not the latest stuff. Also it will remain dependent on processes happening in Taiwan.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

If I remember right, TSMC requires their highest capability fabs to be in Taiwan, anything international must be less capable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

Mostly we need advanced packaging built out stateside, all the most advanced SoCs have to go elsewhere to be built into their final configuration.